Jeralyn E. Merritt
Member
Email: jem96@aol.com

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Forfeitures.

Admitted: 1974, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1981, New York and U.S. Supreme Court; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Law School: University of Denver, J.D., 1973

College: Case Western Reserve University; University of Michigan, B.A., 1971

Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations (Member, Criminal Justice Section Council, 2000-2004); American Board of Criminal Lawyers (ABCL) (Fellow, Member, Board of Governors, 1994-2004); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)(Life Member, Board of Directors, 1995-2001; Secretary, 2002-2003; Treasurer, 2003-2004; Co-Chair/Vice-Chair, Legislative, Internet and Innocence Project Committees, 1995-2004); Colorado Criminal Defense Bar. <i>Member: Martindale-Hubbell- Lexis-Nexis Legal Advisory Board, (1996-).

Biography: <i>Teaching Positions: Lecturer in Law, University of Denver College of Law, Wrongful Convictions; Criminal Defense, 2001-2003. <i>Honors, Awards: Selected by National Institute of Justice, U.S. Dept. of Justice, to serve on Technical Working Group for Eyewitness Evidence, 1998-2000; Selected by United States Sentencing Commission to present oral testimony on federal drug sentencing guidelines, August 12, 1996, Denver, CO; Selected by House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Crime, to present oral and written congressional testimony on federal marihuana sentencing laws on behalf of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), March, 1996, Washington, D.C.; Recipient of the first annual Marshall Stern Award for Outstanding Legislative Achievement, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1995; Selected by Chief Judge Richard P. Matsch, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, to serve (1994) and to chair (1995) the Court's Standing Committee on the Criminal Justice Act. <i>Lectures: Over fifty, list available upon request. <i>Publications: Co-Author, "USA Patriot Act of 2001: An Analysis," Lexis Nexis Publishing, 2002; NACDL Champion: "Legislation", Regular Column, 1995-2000. <i>Media (Legal Analysis): MSNBC Legal Analyst, 1997-1999; MSNBC, Fox News; CNN; CNBC; Court TV, 1996-.

Born: New York, N.Y., September 28, 1949

ISLN: 904845936